Carrie Stuart Parks is a highly acclaimed author, fine artist, and internationally recognized forensic artist. She has won numerous awards in her career, including the Carol Award, the Inspy Award, the Kudos Award, the Golden Scroll, and the Christy Award. Parks is a popular platform speaker and has presented on a variety of topics ranging from crime to creativity.
In addition to her success as an author and artist, Parks is also a certified forensic artist and instructor. Along with her husband, Rick, she travels across the United States and Canada teaching forensic art to law enforcement and civilian participants. They are the largest instructors of forensic art in the world, and Parks has won numerous awards for her innovative teaching methods and general career excellence. She is also a signature member of the Idaho Watercolor Society.
Parks' Gwen Marcey series, which chronicles a forensic artist from Montana, is loosely based on her own forensic cases. She began her fiction writing career while battling breast cancer and was mentored by NY Times bestselling author, Frank Peretti. Parks' debut novel, along with her subsequent novels, have been met with critical acclaim and she has won numerous awards for her writing, including the 2021 Kudos Award for fiction, the 2020 Golden Scroll Award for mystery/suspense/thriller, and the 2018 Carol Award for mystery/suspense/thriller.
In summary, Carrie Stuart Parks is a highly accomplished author, fine artist, and forensic artist. She has won numerous awards for her writing, art, and teaching, and is a popular platform speaker. Her Gwen Marcey series is based on her own experiences as a forensic artist and she began her fiction writing career while battling breast cancer.